After rescuing Pakistan's loneliest elephant, Cher turns sights to Thailand's last gorilla Living on the top floor of a department store in Bangkok, Bua Noi has been alone since her mate died a decade ago 11 December 2020 • 5:18pm Bua Noi lives above a Thai shopping centre, where she has been alone since her mate died a decade ago Credit: EPA After helping rescue "the world's loneliest elephant" from Pakistan, singer Cher is now attempting to rehome a gorilla living above a Thai shopping centre. Bua Noi has lived at Pata Zoo on the top floor of a department store in western Bangkok since 1990, has been alone since her mate died a decade ago.